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86fierofun MAY 16, 05:18 PM
Is your starter new? Listening to it go, I'm almost wondering if it has some bad brushes or the comutator is badly tarnished or something.
Richjk21 MAY 16, 07:43 PM
I think he just replaced the solenoid, but the starter itself is still the old one.....
BobadooFunk MAY 16, 08:17 PM

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Originally posted by Richjk21:

I think he just replaced the solenoid, but the starter itself is still the old one.....



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xsrage MAY 16, 08:26 PM
If the battery is up and the starter is turning that slow either the windings are burnt or they will be. There is alot of resistance somewhere. Does the battery cable heat up quick?
BobadooFunk MAY 16, 09:58 PM
i dont think so... hmm.. maybe its the starter then.. you all think i should just go ahead and replace it?
Formula88 MAY 16, 10:39 PM
If you take the starter off and take it to an Auto Zone, etc., they should be able to bench test it for you. Failing that, maybe someone has a known good one you can at least use to test?
xsrage MAY 16, 10:49 PM
The resistance could be coming from a tight crank... as in not round. Lets hope the starter is toast
BobadooFunk MAY 21, 04:07 PM
THIS is how it SHOULD look (finally a part of the car i am happy with!)



Tried to attack the shock..


i got the top 2 bolts out. the bottom one.. rusted. its now stripped and im not sure how im going to get it out (now before you say go buy this or this, im broke.) so im unsure what im going to do at this moment..

it definately needed replacement though, i pushed it down, and it just stayed there..


ALSO.. i honestly dont think its the starter.. tried to start it again, and it was turning faster than before (im guessing because since we redid the lash, oil is now covering more areas)

but no start.. not even a pop.. so i took a plug out to check for spark (usually we checked #1 so i checked #3)
still got spark

but i did notice the plug was covered in fuel.. alot ...so im hoping the cyl's were just flooded with fuel.. i took out the back 3 plugs and in a few ill go out and see if theres a difference!

[This message has been edited by BobadooFunk (edited 05-21-2007).]

86fierofun MAY 21, 04:20 PM
How many miles on the car? There are a lot of wear parts in a starter. I would guess that is the problem. The cyl. are going to be flooded if you are cranking and cranking and there is no fire.

for the shock, I had the same problem. the bolt rusted to the inside sleeve in the shock bushing. I had to cut mine out as you see here: It was pretty fun. The cut off wheel I used was big enough that I had to cut into the shock rather than risk cutting the lower control arm. It was awsome. Hydraulic fluid spewd out everywhere and acted as a cutting fluid. Worked great, but left quite the mess to clean up. If you have access to an oxyaceteline (sp?) torch you can burn off the bolt ends. I ended up doing that on my lower control arm bushing bolts.
kzelisko MAY 21, 04:38 PM
After cranking for a while and it not starting I would put the throttle to the floor while cranking. That will cut the fuel injectors and clear out the cylinders to keep it from getting hydrolocked. Beyond that, sometimes getting it flooded and doing that is enough to get a stubborn engine started.